![]() “Why is my heart racing so fast? There’s something seriously wrong with me.” I can’t even get my eating under control.” A patient binge eats despite promising herself she wouldn’t.A patient feels anger, then reflects on that anger.A patient has a flashback of a traumatic event.Cognition: a thought, image, memory, or daydream.A patient thinks about an exam and how much is being tested, then continues thinking about how important her grades are and a cavalcade of other thoughts.Automatic thoughts may come in the form of verbal thoughts or images.Ī wide variety of situations can evoke negative automatic thoughts: Patients are often more aware of the emotion they feel than the thought itself. I’m finally going to be found out and fired.” Her negative automatic thought might be, “My boss probably thinks I’m doing a terrible job. For example, someone who has a core belief that she’s incompetent may be told that her manager wants to meet with her. Negative automatic thoughts arise unconsciously, often in response to a situation and sometimes unprompted. Read this article for more about negative automatic thoughts. Your immediate thoughts will often reveal underlying problems about your thinking which can be resolved through CBT exercises. Negative automatic thoughts are the unhelpful or even harmful thoughts you have automatically in response to an event, situation, or stressor. What are negative automatic thoughts? How can you correct them? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond" by Judith S.
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